Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 54.3% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU695.00
|
$3.28
PYG25,824
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU388.70
|
$4.41
PYG34,654
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU74.57
|
$0.80
PYG6,298
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU55.76
|
$0.46
PYG3,647
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU94.59
|
$0.64
PYG5,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU258.57
|
$2.72
PYG21,353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU161.59
|
$3.00
PYG23,601
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU146.01
|
$1.67
PYG13,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU159.86
|
$1.29
PYG10,129
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU48.83
|
$0.82
PYG6,476
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU45.57
|
$0.32
PYG2,547
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.60
|
$0.37
PYG2,931
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU49.29
|
$0.64
PYG5,018
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU32.92
|
$0.42
PYG3,295
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.32
|
$0.40
PYG3,125
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU294.46
|
$3.51
PYG27,586
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,900.00
|
$25.43
PYG199,928
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,408,833.33
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,957,629
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU893.95
|
$8.90
PYG69,975
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,594.34
|
$16.38
PYG128,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,216.81
|
$340.08
PYG2,674,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,563.03
|
$261.33
PYG2,054,811
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,814.37
|
$28.63
PYG225,144
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,208.85
|
$130.10
PYG1,022,963
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU298,440.65
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,924,666
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU136.68
|
$1.02
PYG7,997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU158.42
|
$1.65
PYG13,012
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU203.33
|
$1.06
PYG8,330
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,131.57
|
$25.68
PYG201,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU398.00
|
$4.77
PYG37,486
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,577.61
|
$50.60
PYG397,856
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,945.15
|
$31.53
PYG247,910
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,215.65
|
$70.98
PYG558,131
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,198.67
|
$50.85
PYG399,855
|
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